Micron has announced the 3610 SSD, the industry’s first PCIe Gen5 QLC drive for client PCs. It hits speeds up to 11,000 MB/s and offers a unique 4TB capacity in the compact M.2 2230 size, targeting thin laptops and AI PCs.
Nvidia is bringing its GPU horsepower to the complex world of chip design. The company announced a partnership with Siemens to accelerate its electronic design automation tools, a move that could drastically speed up development cycles for new semiconductors.
At CES, Nvidia didn’t announce a single new consumer GPU. Instead, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Rubin AI platform, a supercomputer system designed for AI efficiency. The move signals Nvidia’s full pivot to becoming the foundational layer for artificial intelligence.
AMD is filling out its high-performance Strix Halo APU lineup with two new models. The Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and 392 focus on delivering stronger integrated graphics, hitting 60 teraflops, without changing the core CPU or AI specs.
Nvidia is pushing ahead on two major fronts. Its next-generation Rubin AI data center processors are now in production and on track for customer deployment in the second half of 2025. Simultaneously, the company reports “strong” demand from China for the H200 chip, with license applications pending
NVIDIA has officially unveiled its next-generation Rubin AI platform, a surprise announcement ahead of GTC. It promises massive performance uplifts over Blackwell, with new GPUs, a custom Arm CPU, and advanced networking all coming together later this year.
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su is set to deliver the kickoff keynote for CES 2026 on Monday, January 5 at 9:30PM ET. The focus will be on AI advancements and likely new Ryzen CPUs, including the anticipated Ryzen 7 9850X3D.
At CES, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X2 Plus, a scaled-back version of its flagship laptop processor. It features either a six or ten-core CPU and an NPU for AI tasks, aiming for more affordable Copilot+ PCs.
Building chips in the US is proving brutally expensive for TSMC. Analyst data shows gross margins on US-made wafers are nearly eight times lower than in Taiwan, thanks to massive cost increases.
Samsung’s new 2nm Exynos 2600 chip is a major milestone. Reports indicate it’s the first with a GPU developed in-house by Samsung, a significant step toward independence.
